Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia motacilla (Louisiana Waterthrush)
The Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related northern waterthrush. The habitats it prefers are streams and their surroundings, and other wet areas. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Louisiana Waterthrush sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis semiflava
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Louisiana Waterthrush in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Louisiana Waterthrush sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Louisiana Waterthrush in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Louisiana Waterthrush in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.